Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-03-16
ADDITIONAL NEWS.

The Government begaL its suit against
the Bell Telephone Company in the United
States Circuit Court on the t4tb, before
Judge Colt. The suit is to annsl two pat
snts held by A. G. Bell, on the ground
hat he was not the original inventor, and
that the patents were fraudulen ly obt aimed.
The defense moved to be allowed to de-.
mur and plead at the same session. The
sitting was adjourned pending Judge Colts s
decision on this point. The counsel for
the Government are ex- Solicitor General
John Goode, VIM. G. Strawnberg, of Phil
adelphia, and jeff Chandler, of Washing
ton; for the Telephone Company J. J.
Storey and Chauncey Smith.
ARTICLES OF incorporation of the Polar
Telegraph Company have been filed n,
Minneapolis. The company has 100000
capital and proposes to construct telegraph
lines between the states and Dominion OF
Canada. The corporation dates from
March "a. The gentlemen interested in
the scheme are H. T. Fletcher, Preston
King, A. c. Loring, w. II. Dunwoody and
W. II. Eustis, all Minneapolis capitalists
Mr.. Fletcher is president OF the new com
pany, W. H. Eustis secretary. 1t is thought
to be branch of the North American.
AT Broken Bow, Neb., on the 14th
John Sanderson, noted tough character,
auarreled with his younger brother, Sam.
nel, over trivial matter, and finally
plunged = dirk into his brothers heart,
Silling him instantly. The murderer has
been arrested.
On the Dedham branch Of the Boston
md Providence Railroad, between Fores
Hill and Rosindale, at what is known Of
Bussey Park Bridge, occurred a most ap-
palling calamity on the morning Of the
l4th. The o'clock train from Deiham
consisting of seven cars and baggage
coach, under charge of Conductor Tilden
broke through the bridge. The eng inc and
three cars went over safely, bat five others
fell through to the road beneath, distance
Of thirty feet The last car, which was the
smoker, turned completely over and fell or
.op of the others, ali being crushed almos
sat Of <eAapss Over ttdrty persons W6ll
killed and fully one hundred injured, man,
Of whom will die. The bridge being new
one it is difficult to account for the exact
cause of the accident, but it is supposed te
have been broken rail-
A DISPATCH from st. Petersburg say
that six students were arrested on Newsk
prospect, near Anitchkin palace, having i,
They were awaiting the coming of the Czal
in his way to the cathedral to take part il
The anniversary services.
NATHAN FALK, travelling salesman
was arraigned at Denver charged with tn,
larceny of 5000 cigars, and held in bono
Of $500 to appear before the grand jury
After the decision was pronounced the
prisoner, in company with constable
started to the Chamber of Commerce Lii
orary for the purpose Of procuring security
The pair ascended the stairwa Y TO the thr,
story, when Falk suddenly threw himseI
over n baluster and fell to the basen en-
aoor, seventy feet below. His skull wa
fractured and he was injured internally
and cannot recover.
AT Hartford, Conn, there was hearin,
before Gov. Lonnsbury on a motion to re
consider the grant of requisition papers il
the case Of VIM. II. Bradbury, of New Ha
ven, who is wanted in Iowa on charge o
fraud. The application was made durin,
Gov. Harrison's term, and was then refused
The papers were signed by Gov. Loausbur
last week, and Bradbury's counsel obtaine,
writ of habeas corpus. The hearing OF
this was postponed to allow the presen
motion to reconsider on the ground that til
material facts were not known to the gov
ernor. 1t is claimed that Bradbury is con
sumptive, and that his removal at presen
would be apt 10 result fatally. The dccis
ion was reserved